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sideways

/ˈsaɪdweɪz/ adjectif B2

En français : latéral, de côté

  1. Moving or directed toward one side. · Giving Mary a sideways glance, he said,[…].· He gave the ball a sideways kick.
  2. Positioned sideways (with a side to the front). (informal) · There was a stack of papers in front of each seat at the table, but each stack was sideways.
  3. Neither moving upward nor moving downward. (informal) · Once we get out of this sideways economy, our figures will more accurately reflect what we're truly capable of.
  4. In conflict (with); not compatible (with). (informal) · He was constantly getting sideways with his boss till he got fired.
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Dans la bibliothèque

Yes, I saw the picture—a young woman with her head on her hands, peeping at you sideways.”
The Valley of Fear, p. 13 · C1
The answer was a perfectly indescribable hiss, and Mowgli kicked up his feet behind, clapped his hands together to applaud himself, and jumped on to Bagheera’s back, where he sat sideways, drumming with his heels on the glossy skin and making the worst faces he could think of at Baloo.
The Jungle Book, p. 32 · B2
Rikki jumped sideways and tried to run in, but the wicked little dusty gray head lashed within a fraction of his shoulder, and he had to jump over the body, and the head followed his heels close.
The Jungle Book, p. 71 · B2
Next year anybody who wears them will have to go through a door sideways.”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 194 · C1

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